New Delhi: Former BJP leader Nupur Sharma has once again found herself in the spotlight, this time due to a controversy over her remarks concerning the death of Ram Gopal Mishra, a victim of the Bahraich violence. During a recent address, Sharma made a false claim about the manner of Mishra’s death, which led to widespread uproar.
Following the backlash, she has now issued an apology, acknowledging that her statement was based on incorrect information.
Sharma, while speaking at a conference, alleged that Ram Gopal Mishra had suffered horrific brutality, claiming, “35 bullets, pulled-out nails, torn stomach, eyes gouged out.” She questioned whether the country’s laws permit such acts of violence over issues like the removal of a flag. Her words immediately drew attention and stirred communal tensions.
After being informed that the details she shared were incorrect, Sharma apologized for her statement on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). She explained that her claim was based on media reports she had encountered and was unaware of the findings from the postmortem report, which had clarified the actual cause of death. In her apology, she wrote, “I reiterated what I had heard in the media about the late Ram Gopal Mishra ji. I was not aware of the clarification in the postmortem report. I take back my words and apologize.”
In her speech, Sharma had gone on to say, “We are not mosquitoes that we will be crushed… First start thinking about what you can do for your society… My suffering is not bigger than the country, society, and religion, but as long as I am alive, I will keep reminding that if we had raised our voice at that time, then trouble would not have come to my house today.”
At the time of her address, Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla and former Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra were also in attendance, adding further significance to the platform from which she made her remarks.
The controversy surrounding the death of Ram Gopal Mishra has been rife with rumors and false claims. Several reports had suggested that Mishra had been subjected to extreme torture, including having his nails pulled out. However, the Uttar Pradesh Police later debunked these claims, confirming that the cause of Mishra’s death was a gunshot wound and that no such torture had occurred. The UP Police had urged the public not to spread false information, clarifying that the reports of torture were entirely baseless.
